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3.00 Credits
A study of representative Western plays, mainly Continental, from Ibsen through Theatre of the Absurd. Cross-listed THRE 3813. (TBA)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to women's literary tradition from its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century through its current evolution. The study focuses on an evolving female aesthetic by examining recurring images, themes, and plots that emerge from women's social, psychological, and aesthetic experiences. (fall, even)
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3.00 Credits
This course explores various ethnic literary traditions from the U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. The content of the course varies from year to year and emphasizes such topics as American ethnic literature, Native American literature, or postcolonial literature. (spring, even)
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3.00 Credits
Students learn a systematic approach to legal case analysis, applying the system in practice exams and legal memo.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Students participate in writing/editing situations outside the classroom, e.g., researching and writing grant proposals, editing publications, and writing copy for publications. Evaluation is a joint process by supervisors on the job and Oklahoma City University faculty. The number of hours of credit is determined by contract.
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3.00 Credits
Students examine, critique, and apply the rhetorical strategies of effective visual communication. The course begins with an historical overview of document design trends, emphasizing those within the fields of advertising, publishing, science, and technology. Readings from such experts as Edward R. Tufte, Karen A. Schriver, and Robin Williams both complicate and clarify contemporary strategies in print and electronic media. All students compose a rhetorical analysis paper and create or edit visual texts in several media.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores Chaucer's contributions to the development of the English language and his place in the medieval Anglo- European poetic tradition through a study of his major work, The Canterbury Tales, and selections from his other works. Students become acquainted with Chaucer's life and times, specifically the medieval manuscript culture, the monarchy, the clergy, chivalry, and courtly love in the Middle Ages. In order to make the readings relevant to a modern audience, they are presented thematically under such units as "Women and Power," "Parents and Children,"The Clergy and the Church" and "The Medieval Art of Storytelling.No background in Middle English is necessary; the first part of the course introduces the language. (spring, odd)
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3.00 Credits
Variable content. In-depth study of specific critical theories and related issues. Possible topics include histories of literary criticism, major figures in literary criticism (Aristotle, Arnold, Frye), and major critical approaches (archetypal, gender, New Historicist). Crosslisted MIAP 4453.
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3.00 Credits
Variable content: Intensive study of major rhetorical theories (social construction, the orality/literacy debate), figures, (Isocrates, Burke, Ong), periods (ancient, medieval, modern), and practices (the canons, appeals).
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3.00 Credits
A careful reading of selected plays. Emphasis is placed upon Shakespeare's uses of language for characterization and development of themes and issues. An important aspect of the course is an attempt to show Shakespeare's development as a dramatic artist in terms of major themes that inform his work from the early plays to the late romances, particularly The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. Cross-listed THRE 4503. (spring, even)
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